Salem, OR – A 54-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after brutally stabbing his wife and killing her dog just weeks after being released on bond for a prior domestic violence strangulation case. Prosecutors say the man blamed his wife for his earlier arrest before launching the violent attack.
The Incident: Attack After Release on Bond
According to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office, Mark Fox, of Salem, was out on bond for strangling his wife during a domestic dispute in October 2023 when he attacked her again the following month.
On October 9, 2023, Fox’s wife had messaged a friend expressing fear about her husband’s drunken and aggressive behavior. The friend contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and deputies responded to the couple’s home. They found the woman visibly trembling and covered in bruises.
“She described being held so tightly by the defendant that her ability to breathe was blocked,” prosecutors wrote…